How to Use ongoing in a Sentence

ongoing

adjective

• There is an ongoing debate over the issue.
• In addition, there’s been concern about ongoing maritime-shipping disruptions in the Red Sea region.
  — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2024
• Army leaders addressed recruiting issues in a congressional hearing in April, noting that the issue has been ongoing.
  — Linda Qiu, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• The update came after multiple media reports cited friends who were seeking prayers for the Oscar-winning actor’s ongoing recovery.
  — Chloe Melas, CNN, 16 May 2023
• Their stories show the connection of the ongoing violence there with the war in the south.
  — Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• The two sides met for the first time late last year, and conversations are ongoing.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 12 July 2023
• But then add one more thing, which is how this large, ongoing thing — in this case, a war — is affecting them.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
• The promo gave fans a glimpse of the drama in store, including the ongoing feud between Tiesi and Lazkani.
  — Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
• The city has hired a consultant to keep an eye on the contractor’s ongoing work.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
• Taking these steps helps bring back some calm and sets you up for ongoing success.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Over the years, the Dancing With the Stars judge has been vocal about ongoing medical issues that span back to 2021.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2023
• The new chief has a lot on her plate besides the agency’s ongoing transit programs.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Now, ongoing efforts at renewal will get a boost as the bridge project ramps up.
  — The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
• Prince, who died in 2016, did so without a will, making the fight over his estate an ongoing headache.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• Talks had been ongoing for months by then, since the last pause in the fighting fell apart in early December.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
• The review is ongoing but Sprague and Nagel were let go based on initial findings.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• Altman has not given up on the idea and has agreed not to talk about it while the experiment is ongoing.
  — Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• In the meantime, both companies contend that despite the ongoing risks, the cars remain safe to drive.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• The technician sent him videos of the EV’s ongoing revamp every few weeks, and Tyschenko stopped by to visit a handful of times.
  — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
• At that point, media attention turned to ongoing battles elsewhere in Ukraine, and talk of the spikes dropped.
  — WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
• The search is ongoing with additional assets on the way to rescue the five people on board the Titan.
  — NBC News, 21 June 2023
• For many, the gesture seemed to signal Johnson and Diesel's ongoing feud had finally come to an end.
  — Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• At the time, Haniyeh insisted their deaths would not affect ongoing ceasefire and hostage talks.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 31 July 2024
• Brad Pitt is putting up a fight in court in his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
• During that time, however, efforts to build the new span will be ongoing.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
• Flash flooding was ongoing in and around parts of the Houston area, the National Weather Service said.
  — Matthew cappucci, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
• Some have yet to begin payments due to ongoing prison sentences.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 13 June 2024
• Indeed, the ongoing mental health crisis in this country is one that McBride, 57, knows all too well as a mother to three young women.
  — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
• The work to defend bots against prompt injection issues is ongoing, as people find new ways to hack chatbots and avoid their rules.
  — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
• The investigation is ongoing, and APD is following leads to find the passenger in the car when Wolfe was abducted.
  — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Sep 2024